by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 21, 2016 | Education, Mangalitsa
Pasture Raised Pig Breed Comparison Recently we did a Hog Harvest class at someone else’s farm. They had 4 pigs for the class to butcher: a Mangalitsa, a Red Wattle, and two white “farm pigs.” It was an interesting comparison as all 4 had been...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 23, 2016 | Mangalitsa, Mangalitsa Farrowing, Mangalitsa Sow, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
It sounds like fun to have baby pigs running around, and it is! We’ve found Mangalitsas to be the easiest pigs to farrow (have their babies) and raise, but it isn’t all roses. Mark shows you one of our newest sows and her...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Nov 10, 2016 | Mangalitsa, Non-GMO Pasture Raised Pork, Organic Farming, Pasture Mangalitsa, Pasture Raised Pork
Whether you spell it Mangalitsa, Mangalica, Mangalitza, or (as this article does) Mangalista, this pig is cool. This weekend we’re going to have a lot of porky fun teaching folks how to process a Mangalitsa hog at home. More info on this at Anyone Can Farm. ...
by Mark & Jill Baker | Feb 25, 2016 | Green
Spring Mangalitsa pig prices: Weaned feeders (castrated males): $150 Weaned breeding stock, males and females: $500 Bred sows (exposed starting Feb. 24): $1000 Butcher hogs: $4.00/lb. hanging weight, includes basic processing. $0.75 extra per pound for bacon/ham....
by Mark & Jill Baker | Sep 16, 2015 | Green
Bacon and eggs Ham sandwich Grilled pork steak Fluffy lard made biscuits Hungry yet? Just writing this makes me think about dinner! We hope you enjoyed your Baker’s Green Acres pasture raised Mangalitsa pork before, and if you haven’t tried it, now’s...
